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The Storm Cyclone Force 3 is a decent light assault rifle. Its capacity and
power are limited due to its size and design. This blaster uses the single pressurized
reservoir system in order to fire water from its nozzle. As such, the cap must
be attached securely. It requires many pumps to keep the reservoir properly
pressurized. The pumps on Storm Guns™ are dual-action, meaning that air is
pushed into the reservoir when pulling and pushing the pump. This is different
than Super Soakers™ in that the pump resists being moved in both directions
(a property that I am not use to). The pump length, however, is rather short.
The nozzle on this weapon is about the same size as the Classic Series. Output
volume from the nozzle is decent and could rival that of a Super Soaker XP 70.

Storm Guns™ also feature a "Photon Beam". By feeding the blaster with electricity
from two AA batteries, a light is activated when the blaster fires. Unfortunately,
the light is quite weak for daylight battles and would serve only to give away
one's position at night. The light, itself, does not illuminate the entire stream,
nor does it function properly all the time. In the end, the "Photon Beam" is
a cute novelty, but not really worth the price in batteries.

The Cyclone Force 3 is really only useful for back-up or small engagements.
For the year 2000, its pricing is rather steep and, for the same amount, one
could easily purchase a Super Soaker CPS 1200 which has much more power and payload. Storm™ weaponry seem more like a light shower.

Pros

Small, has a dual action pump and a light source for night battles (batteries
required). Power and payload are decent for a blaster of this size.

Cons

Stream size quite small and can be outclassed by virtually any SC or CPS. Pump
is short and awkward to use. Fill cap tether can get in the way of removing
the cap. "Photon Beam" not very useful. Based on single pressurized reservoir
system. Relatively expensive.